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Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

We’re used to tweaking our digital selves to look thinner or more attractive. A new generation of Instagram filters could drastically change how we perceive ourselves

Culture
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UK plans to regulate the internet won’t make much difference at all

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TikTok may be leaking people’s data from the US to China

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Russian disinformation campaigns on Twitter may not actually work

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People share fake news online even when they can tell it’s not true

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Technology

Deepfakes are terrible for democracy, but Facebook is a bigger threat

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Facebook's war room during Brazil's elections last year

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Facebook has a plan to tackle fake news – here’s why it won’t work

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Twitter bans all political ads because they can ‘influence votes’

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In the age of fake news and manipulation, you are the new battlefield

Features
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WhatsApp restrictions slow the spread of fake news – but don’t stop it

WhatsApp has limited the number of times a message can be forwarded in an attempt to combat fake news, but an analysis suggests the approach doesn't always work

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Life

Richard Dawkins: How we can outgrow God and religion

Features

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Facebook must come clean and hand over election campaign data

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UK police are using AI to spot spikes in Brexit-related hate crimes

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Explaining why Reddit posts are removed helps people comply with rules

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